project Overview

optimaltid project

Optimaltid was a research project funded by the Norwegian Research Council and owned by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, with partners including Nye Veier, Bane NOR, Bodø municipality, Veidekke, and WSP. NTNU served as the academic partner, responsible for developing the research methodology.

The project aimed to develop a method to ensure the right competence was assigned to the right task at the right time, to determine when it is appropriate to involve the contractor during a project.

My PhD was conducted as part of the Optimaltid project, where I worked on documenting the effects of early contractor involvement in road infrastructure projects using a combination of both qualitative and quantitative evidence.

Ferjefri E39 (FjordX project)

Ferjefri E39 (FjordX) is an innovation program led by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, focused on developing lighter, more sustainable constructions for long-span fjord crossings, building on the knowledge gained from the Coastal Highway Route E39 initiative.

My involvement in the program was through my PhD research at NTNU, where I collaborated with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to study early contractor involvement in road infrastructure projects — using data from large-scale projects within the E39 corridor to analyse how procurement strategies affect project outcomes.

SI-Footwork project

SI-FOOTWORK was an EU-funded project coordinated by the Technical University of Denmark, with NTNU as a research partner. The project aimed to develop a smart insole system for older workers to help reduce back pain, combining pressure sensors, low-power communication technology, and an AI-based lifting engine to monitor and correct risky lifting behavior in real time. aal-europe

NTNU's role was to connect the project with end-user organizations and raise awareness of lifting-related health risks among older workers.

You can read more about the results from this project in the following link: